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(Reuters) – The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) on Wednesday said it has commenced an in-depth review of the proposed acquisition of Trans-cab, Singapore’s third-largest taxi operator, by ride-hailing company Grab Holdings’ unit.
Nasdaq-listed Grab had in July announced its intention to acquire Trans-cab in a deal including a combined taxi and private-hire-vehicle fleet of more than 2,500 vehicles owned by Trans-cab.
The review continues after the parties submitted documents to the CCCS on January 25, following the regulator’s observation expressing its inability to verify that the deal would not raise concerns about the festival.
“Upon completion of the review, the CCCS will decide whether to issue a favorable or an unfavorable decision on the proposed acquisition,” the CCCS said in a statement.
The commission found that Grab’s proposed two-year duration to address competition concerns raised by CCCS was inadequate. Further, it said that Grab’s self-policing monitoring mechanism was insufficient.
The regulator said during the review, Grab is allowed to propose revised commitments that would address the concerns raised.
(Reporting via Roushni Nair in Bangalore; editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)